Yard Person

2 weeks ago


Guildford, United Kingdom FTH Hire Group Full time

We are a family business with 40 years of experience in supporting local contractors, builders, landscapers, and craftsmen, as well as the public with all their plant and tool hire needs. We have seven conveniently located Hire Hubs across Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Kent and West Sussex with sites in Farnborough (head office), Farnham, Guildford, Basingstoke, Reading, Maidstone, Horsham and Southampton.

Our plant hire fleet is replaced every 12 - 18 months, ensuring customers are always hiring machines that are modern, efficient, and reliable. At FTH Hire Group we want our wealth of experience to work for our customers and we provide a personal service, backed by detailed technical and safety advice.

The primary responsibility of the Yardperson is to be responsible for the safe efficient and smooth running of the yard operation.

**Yardman/Driver Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Ensuring the yard and warehouse is always swept and clean
- Wash area is regularly pressure cleaned and free from mud deposits
- Helping load and unload vehicles for both colleagues, customers, and suppliers
- Support of trade counter staff in ferrying on and off hires to and from workshop and yard
- Safe storage of spares, Hire and Sales Stock
- Health & Safety
- Security
- To perform a walk around every evening ensuring all keys are removed from plant and any small items of equipment are removed from the yard and secured inside the depot
- Relief 3.5T Driving / towing a trailer

Other Duties
- Non - Mechanical service inspections of Ladders, Steps, staging’s, Tower Components, Accrows, Bandstands, Chapter 8 Barriers, Site Fencing, Block Grabs, Plant Attachments etc.

**Yardman Requirements**:

- Ideally possess Counterbalance forklift license
- Knowledge of tool and plant is an advantage
- Friendly and professional manner
- Ability to take instruction from senior staff and lead by example
- High standards of Customer Service

**Benefits**
- 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)
- Pension - auto enrolment
- Sales and loyalty bonus scheme
- Perk Box
- Birthday gift

5 Day weeks, working hours: 07.00 to 17:00/17.30 Monday to Thursday/Friday

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,000.00-£23,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Loyalty bonus
- Quarterly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Guildford, GU2 8FT: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

- Are you happy working in a physically demanding role?
- Do you like working outside?
- Have you previous experience in a similar role?
- Do you have the towing ability on your driving licence

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Reference ID: YardmanGuild


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